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European Parliament v Council of the European Union (C-355/10)
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III –The action
B –Substance
2. Findings of the Court
67

European Parliament v Council of the European Union (C-355/10)

Judgment of 5 Sept 2012law://eu/cjeu/2010/c-355-10/para_67@2026-11-11

67Ascertaining which elements of a matter must be categorised as essential is not – contrary to what the Council and the Commission claim – for the assessment of the European Union legislature alone, but must be based on objective factors amenable to judicial review.

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

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Court: Court of Justice · Grand Chamber
Case: C-355/10 · ECLI:EU:C:2012:516
Decided: 5 Sept 2012
Procedure: Action for annulment
Ruled invalid: Decision 2010/252
Applicant: European Parliament
Defendant: Council of the European Union
Rapporteur: T. von Danwitz
Advocate General: P. Mengozzi
Bench: 13 judges
V. Skouris, A. Tizzano, J.N. Cunha Rodrigues, K. Lenaerts, J.-C. Bonichot, A. Prechal, R. Silva de Lapuerta, K. Schiemann, E. Juhász, G. Arestis, T. von Danwitz, M. Berger, E. Jarašiūnas
Language: English
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62010CJ0355

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Interprets 1: 2010/252/: Council Decision of 26 April 2010 supplementing the Schengen Borders Code as regards the surveillance of the sea external borders in the context of operational cooperation coordinated by the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union
Cited by 10: Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and Others v European Parliament and Council of the European Union (C-583/11 P)2 provisions; Swissgrid AG v European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (T-558/23)2 provisions; Swissgrid AG v European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (T-557/23)2 provisions; PJ Carroll & Company Ltd and Nicoventures Trading Ltd v The Minister for Health and Others (C-759/23); Hungary v European Parliament (C-650/18); Czech Republic v European Commission (C-696/15 P)2 provisions; Dyson Ltd v European Commission (C-44/16 P); DK Recycling und Roheisen GmbH v European Commission (C-540/14 P); European Parliament v Council of the European Union (C-595/14); European Parliament v Council of the European Union (C-363/14)2 provisions
Cites 22: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)2 provisions; Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code); Commission of the European Communities v Council of the European Communities (45/86); Atlanta AG and others v Commission of the European Communities and Council of the European Union (C-104/97 P); Federal Republic of Germany v Commission of the European Communities (C-240/90); Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 of 26 October 2004 establishing a European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union; 1999/468/EC: Council Decision of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission; Deutsche Post AG and Federal Republic of Germany v European Commission (C-463/10 P); Commission of the European Communities v Council of the European Union (C-370/07); European Parliament v Council of the European Union (C-303/94); European Parliament v Council of the European Union (C-133/06); 2006/512/EC: Council Decision of 17 July 2006 amending Decision 1999/468/EC laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission; Firma Söhl & Söhlke v Hauptzollamt Bremen (C-48/98); Regulation (EC) No 863/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 establishing a mechanism for the creation of Rapid Border Intervention Teams and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 as regards that mechanism and regulating the tasks and powers of guest officers; European Parliament v Council of the European Union (C-355/10); Commission of the European Communities v European Parliament and Council of the European Union (C-378/00); 2010/252/: Council Decision of 26 April 2010 supplementing the Schengen Borders Code as regards the surveillance of the sea external borders in the context of operational cooperation coordinated by the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union; Regulation (EC) No 296/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code), as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission; Government of the Italian Republic v Council of the European Communities (166/78); Commission Regulation (EC) No 296/2009 of 8 April 2009 on detailed rules for administrative assistance with the exportation of certain cheeses subject to quota restrictions that qualifies for special treatment on importation into the United States of America (Recast); European Parliament v Commission of the European Communities (C-156/93); Molkereigenossenschaft Wiedergeltingen eG v Hauptzollamt Lindau (C-356/97)